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H. P. ROBERTS. COMBINED ROCKING 011 A13. AND'FAN;

No. 278,047. Patented May 22,1883.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY I. ROBERTS, OF JAMESTOWN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T CHAS. M. CHAMBERLAIN, OF SENECA FALLS, NEW YORK.

COMBINED ROCKING-CHAIR AND FAN.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 278,047, dated May 22, 1883.

' Application filed August 10,1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, HENRY P. ltonnnrs, of Jamestown, in the county of Chautauqua and State ofNew York, have invented new and useful Improvements in a Combined Rocking Chair and Fan; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

The'nature of this invention relates to certain new and usefulimprovements in the construetion and means of operating a fan in com-* a part of this specification, A represents a rockjug-chair of the ordinary construction, to the upper rail of the back of which the rod B, which carries. the fans, is detachably secured by means of the clamp (J. This clampis made of two members, a and b, hinged or pivoted to gether at c. In the rear face of the member a there is cast a semicircular or V-shaped channel, cl, to receive the end of the curved rod or fan-carrier B, which, after being inserted, is secured by means of the thumb-screw c. This movement of the thumb-screw also forces the opposite ends of the members to embrace the upper rail of the back of the chair, asshown in Fig. 1. Upon the opposite'end of this carrier is secured a spring-case, f, which incloses a coil-spring coiled around a central hub, one end of the spring being secured to the case and the opposite end to the hub, in the same manner of securing the spring in the barrel of a watch. Through the-center of this hub and case the rod 9 is secured, and to the projecting ends of this rod the fans 'E are secured in any of theknown and most preferred Ways. One end of a cord or tape, F, is secured to a pin or screw projecting like a crank from one side of the spring-hub, and leads over a small pulley, h, to the loop 01 of the double spring G, where it is made fast. This spring is made double, as-shown, with one leg thereof secured to the rear end of the rockers, and within the loop is a small roller or wheel, 70, designed to rest on the floor. All the parts are arranged, as shown, so that the occupant of. the chair, in

rocking the same, will cause a like motion to.

be communicated to the fans, as follows The rearward movement of the chair loosens the tension upon the tape, when the action of the spring will partially rotate the rod to which the wings of the fan are attached. The forward movement of the chair allows the spring attached to the rockers to draw on the tape, which partially rotates the fan-shaft in the opposite direction.

I am aware of the Patents Nos. 28,159, of 1860, and 56,214, of 1866, the first of which shows a fan operated by two pivoted levers,

each provided with a roller, and the second shows a spring operating device rigidly attached at one end to the rocker, and having its other end bearing on the floor, and I therefore make no claim to the devices shown in either of the patents.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with a rocking-chair and a fan supported thereon, ot' a forked fanoperating device formed of spring metal, the

ends of the fork being rigidly attached to the opposite sides of the chair, whereby itis braced laterally in its position, and having its operative end constructed to bear on the floor at each motion of the chair, and suitable connections between the fan and operative end of the fan-operating device, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a rocking-chair and a fan supported thereon, of the spring G, formed of a single wire bent to form a loop, '5, and coils j j, to make the spring elastic, andhavin g its opposite ends rigidly attached to the 2 ween? chair, and carrying the roller 2', constructed I to the chair-back by a single bolt the cord F,

and arranged to roll on the floor as the chair roller h, and oscillating fans E, as and for the :a rocks, and suitable connections between the purposes set forth. spring and fan, substantially as described.

3. In combination with a rocking-chair, the spring-frame G, secured to the rocker thereof Witnesses: and carrying roller K, the standard B, zrdjush E. SGULLY, ably secured to the clamp O and the clamp (J STEPHEN VVEATHERTON.

HENRY P. ROBERTS. 

